Famine declared in Somalia as child malnutrition soars July 22, 2011 by Fulcrum CHURCHES will hold special collecÂtions this Sunday to raise money for agencies working in the Horn of Africa, where more than ten million people are on the brink of starvation because of drought. The crisis escaÂlated this week when the United Nations declared a famine in two areas of Somalia. By Ed Thornton, Church Times, 22 July 2011 FulcrumShareTweetShare